Liquid-dispensing apparatus.



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2. u M w.. 3 my @i ai is i D rs'll. dal ai@ HUBERT 1%, HAGE, OF CULBERTSN, MONTANA, .ASSIGNOR F lilL-F U @S50 ffii HAGE, F CULBERTSON, BZONL'LITA,

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dea.

Application 1aed June 22, lele. serial no. atasco.

Bc it known that l, ROBERT R. HAGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Culbertson, in the county ot' Sheridan and State ot Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquidlispensing Apparatus; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact vdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved liquidmeasuring apparatus; and, to this end, it consists of the novel d'evices and combinations of devices hereinalter described and detinedin the claims.

ln illustrate the invention, like' characters indicate like parts throughout the several views. l

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in iront elevation of the improved liquid measuring apparatus, some parts being broken away and some of the exposed parts being shown in sectiongllig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; F ig. 3 is a transverse vertical section, taken on the line oi l? 2; F ig. fl is a detail view, principally in vertical section, taken onthe line o* as* of Fig. 3 on au enlarged scale; and Fig. 5 is a view, partly in front elevation and partly in section, of the apparatus, taken on the line ai or" Fig. 2, on an enlarged scale, some parts being broken away and some parts being shown in different positions by means of dotted lines. i

The numeral 1 indicates a rectangular liquid holding receptacle, supported on legs 2. As shown, liquid is supplied to this receptacle from an underground tank B, through a delivery pipe 4l, which discharges into the top offsaid receptacle. A pump, indicated as an entirety by the numeral 5, is provided for pumping the liquid from the tank 3, through the piped, into the .receptacle 1. interposed in the pipe fl, just above the pump 5, is a check valve 6 arranged to prevent return flow of the liquid to the tankv 3. Also interposed in the pipe 4l,

close to a point where the 'same discharges into the receptacle 1, is a horizontally eX- tended two-way plug valve 7,'having a long stem 8, 'journaled in' a bearingS on top of thereceptacle 1. To prevent the receptacle l from filling with liquid above predeterthe accompanying drawings, which mined height, the same is provided with an overflow pipe 10, which taps the said receptacle, Just under its top, and is arranged to deliver the overflow into the tank 3. rllhis overflow pipe is highly important in order that the receptacle 1 will always be filled with a given amount of liquid, and no more.

Liquid is dispensed'from the receptacle 1 through a delivery pipe 11, return-bend discharge pipe 12, and a nozzle 13. The delivery pipe 11 is swiveled a't its receiving end in a stuliing box 14, secured to a depending nipple l on the bottom of the receptacle 1. The outer end of this pipe 11 terminates in a .bearing sleeve 16, having a central chamber 17 and stalling boxes 18. This bearing sleeve 16 is located at a point below the bottom of the receptacle l. The nozzle 13 is bolted to a horizontally extended arm 19, integrally formed with thebearing sleeve 16, and is provided at its receiving endv with a stuffing box 20, which is axially alined with the bearing sleeve 1G. i

As best shown in Figs. 2 and 4C, the return.- bend discharge. pipe 12 comprises a crown 21, and receiving and. delivery legs 22 and 23, respectively. The tree ends of these legs and 23 are bent horizontally outward to afford a. pair of journals 2li and 25, respec' tively. The journal 2A is swiveled in the bearing sleeve 1G, works through the stuffing boxes 18, and is'closed at its free end. Said journal is also provided with ports 2G, which all ord communication between the chamber 17 and the receiving leg 22. rIhe journal 25 is swiveled in the studing boX of the nozzle 153. Upper and lower stops 27 and 28, respectively, on the receptacle 1, limit the swinging movement of the discharge pipe 12 to substantially 90 degrees. When in a vertical position, the pipe 12 engages the stop 27 and its crown 21 extends above the top of the receptacle 1, so that no liquid from the receptacle can flow therethrough. To drain the receptacle 1, the overflow pipe 12 may be turned into a substantially horizontal position and rits further downward' movement is limited by the stop 28.- b. viously, when the crown of the overflow pipe 12 is turned belowthe liquid line in the receptacle 1, the liquid will lowl through said pipe under the action oit' gravity until the level of the liquid in the receptacle is lown ered/ to the altitude indicated by the crown 21. To prevent a siphoning action of the liquid through the discharge pipe l2, a vent pipe preferably ot' flexible material, taps the crown 2l and extends to a point above the receptacle l.

in altitude gage 8O has communication, at its lower end, with the chamber 17 through a port 3l, formed in the bearing sleeve lll. The lower end ot this gage is mounted in a stuliing hox 32 on the hearing sleeve 'lG and its upper end is mounted in an arm 33, integrally formed with said sleeve.

Secured to the lace el the receptacle l is a segmental dial 34, having formed in its periphery a plurality of longitudinally spaced notches 35. Pivotcd to the crown Q1 is a springpressed latch 15G, having attached thereto a, tooth 3T, which works through a hearing` 38 on the crown 2l ior coperation with the notches B5 to lock the said crown in different altitudes. lhiderlying the hand portion of the latch 36 is a linger piece 3), integrally i'orl'ned with the crown il by which the discharge pipe 12 maf.' he swungl to carry its crown 21. into d illerent altitudes. As best shown in Fig. 5, the dial lll is divided into a` pliualit).y of zones l0. llaeh zone is graduated to im'licate quarts and gallons and the markings read vfrom the top oli the receptacle down and the zero points ot" the several zones are in stepped arrangement. Cooperating with the graduationsI of the several Zones is an indicator lll, slidahlv mounted on a rod 42, carried hy the receiving, leg Q2 of 'the overflow pipe. t-lecured to the indicator /ll is a spring pa wl lil, adapted to enter any one of a phiralitjvY olil longitlulinall",Y spaced notches #lelin the rod 4Q. lt will he noted that the lines indi fating the different '/.ones are struck trom the same center as the axis of the discharge pipe 'l2 and there is one notch lt .for cach zone, so that the indicator all may he set to travel over the face o1 any one ol the several zones. 'lhe graduatimis olt the several Zones are so graded that when the indicator lll is over the xero point oi the lov.'erinost rone the discharge pipe l2 is in a. vertical position, as shown in Fig. l, and the receptacle is lull oiI liquid. From this point the successive zero points are stepped down, with respect to the receptacle, and outward, with respectto the. dial, and the distance hetween :ldjaeent ero points indicates one quart of the contents oi' the receptacle l. For instance,

ii the indici'xtor 4l is moved from one zero l I To prevent any of the liquid from being' drawn -trom the receptacle l while the same is lming i'illed, and to prevent the receptacle 'from lit-.ing filled while my oit the liquid is being drawn therefrom, is provided a lock holt ela, tor alternately securing the valve l and discharge pipe l2 in operative and inoperative positions. This lock bolt is mounted for vertical sliding movement in a pair t\'ei.tiezilly spaced hearings 46, secured to one side 'of the receptacle l. Co-

operating with the upper end ol the locli` holt 45 is a ,notched sector l?, rigidly secured to the outer end of the valve stem S, and cooi'ierating with the lower end of said lock holt l5 is a notched sector its', rigidly secured to the outer end of the journal 2l. Both of these notched sectors #L7 and 48 have integrally formed therewith radially projecting stop lugs lf), which prevent the same from passing ont of engagementwith the ends ot the lock holt l5. The notches of the sectors l? and. 4S are reversely formed., and the lock holt l5 is of suchv a length that when one end thereof is seated in one of the notches et said segments the other end thereo't will rest onthe peripher)T of the respective notched segment and allow free oseillatorv movement thereof. The valve 7 is locked closed by the plunger rod Ll5 while the pipe l2 is free for swinging movement. Mounted on the nozzle 13 is a register 50, actuated h v a one-wav acting dog' 5l oarried h v the discharge pipe l. This register majr he of ani7 desired construction and is provided ilor indicating the total amount oi liquid passing through the nozzle 13. The dog 5l is so arranged that a downward swinging increment of the discharge pipe l2 will activate the register, and an upward swinging movement of said pipe will render said dog inolurative. .ln actual usage, this dog and the cooperating element et' theoregister will he covered with a easing so that the same cannot he tampered with.

Operation: ilhe operation of the improved measuring apparatus may loe briefly described as lollows: The receptacle l is .filled with liquid from the tank 3 in a manner previously described, at which time the discharge pipe l@ is locked in a vertical position hy the lock holt 45, and the Valve 7 is open dft: it is desired to draw one gallon of the liquid trom the receptacle l, the lockholt l5 ismoved into a position to release,` the discharge pipo l2 and lock the valve closed. rl'he discharge pipe Il2 is then swung downward until the indicatorI il overlies the numeral indicating" one;l gallon, in which position said indicator isshown hy means of dotted lines. This tisition of the discharge pipe l2 will set its crown at an altitude to permit one gallon of the liquid 'to liow therethrough, and out of the nozzle 13. The overflow pipe` will remain in this position until it is desired to dra-W a further amount. ot liquid Jfrom the receptacle. For instance, it it is desired to draw one and Onohalit gallons of liqfuid from the rf-Jeep tacto. the indicator 4l is slid upward i i the rod until it overlics the zero point in the seine radial line with the numeraliimioatingg ous liquids and vdisclmrge pipe total amount of liquid drawn from the re ceptacle. ln these various positions of the i2, the same is locked to the dial 3e by the latch) 36, in a manner previously described.

From the foregoing description it is evi dent that4 the improved liquid measuring apparatus may be used for dispensing variit is thought that the same will be found highly serviceable in dispensf ing gasolene for use in motor-driven vehicles.,

`What il claim is:

i. l. The combination Witha liquid dispensing receptacle, having a mg pipe, of a 4return-bend dischargepipe, having its receiving leg in communication with said receptacle and having its crown arranged to beset at dierent altitudes, and means for locking the valve closed when the discharge pipe is free and for locking the discharge pipe-When thevalve is open.

2. The combmation with a liquid dispensing receptacle, having a valve-equipped lillreturn-bend discharge pipe, having its legs swiveled for movement one common anis, lthe receiving leg of said pipe valve-equipped till- ".crown 'of said being in communication rwith said receptacle, a nozzle arranged to receive from the delivery leg of said pipe, a pair of Vnotched segments secured, one to the stem 'of said valve and the other to said pipe at the axis thereofs and a lock bolt engageable alternately with said notched segments.

a liquid dlspensy 3. The combination with ing receptacle, of a return-bend discharge pipe, having its legs swiveled for movement on a common axis, pipe being in communication with said receptacle, a nozzle arranged to receive from the delivery leg of said pipe, a dial secured to said receptacle and having graduated zones, and asliding indicator mounted on said pipe for cooperation With the graduaand for movement transtions in said zones versely thereof.

L The combination Witha liquid dispensing receptacle, of a return-bend discharge pipe, having its legs swiveled for movement on a common axis, the receiving leg of'said pipe being in communication with said receptacle, a, nozzle arranged to receive from the delivery leg of said pipe, a dial secured to said receptacle and having graduated zones a sliding indicator mounted on said pipe for coperation With the raduations in said zones, and means for ock'ing the pipe to said dial at different altitudes.

ln testimony whereof I ailix my signature' 1n presence of tvvo Witnesses. ROBERT R. HAGE. Witnesses s G. H. COULTER, JOHN FoRsYrn.

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